Patagonian glaciers melting at unprecedented rates

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The latest research expedition to the Southern Patagonia Ice Field revealed that alpine glaciers in the Chilean and Argentine Andes are disappearing at much faster rates than previously anticipated by the scientific community.The scientists discovered that the masses of ice in the Patagonia are melting in larger proportions and in much higher alpine zones than in any other part of the world, including Alaska and the Himalayas. Glacier ice accounts for around 75 percent of the world’s fresh water.

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2 Responses to Patagonian glaciers melting at unprecedented rates

  1. Jerry's avatar Jerry says:
    March 7, 2010 at 4:16 am

    Glaciers melting? So what. That just means that much more fresh water available for the rest of us.

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  2. Raul Santo's avatar Raul Santo says:
    September 30, 2010 at 6:24 am

    What a hoax,and you people believe this nonsense,God is still in control of this planet,he says,mine is the earth and the fullness thereof,there is nothing man can do to destroy this earth unless God permits it,so stop listening to idiots like
    Al Gore and his cronies.

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